Strategic Policy Director

1 week ago


Nome, Alaska, United States Kawerak, Inc. Full time
Job Summary

Kawerak, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled and experienced professional to fill the role of Vice President of Strategy and Policy. This position will play a critical role in developing and executing the organization's strategic plan, advocating for policy changes, and coordinating activities to meet the organization's goals.

Key Responsibilities
  1. Strategic Planning: Develop, communicate, and execute Kawerak's strategic plan to enhance strategic initiatives and meet the organization's goals.
  2. Policy Advocacy: Coordinate activities around advocating for policy changes for Kawerak and the region's 20 tribes.
  3. Program Development: Contribute to strategic and program development, working with the board and staff to update Kawerak's long-range plan on a regular basis.
  4. Leadership Partnerships: Develop working relationships with key leadership to form effective partnerships and analyze and evaluate program effectiveness to measure success.
  5. Initiative Development: Work with EVPs to develop activity plans, short-term and long-term initiatives, and translate corporate strategic plans into strategic and operational plans for all departments.
  6. Team Supervision: Provide supervision and oversight to Division grant writers and identify and coordinate service expansion needs in and out of region for tribal members.
  7. Prioritization: Coordinate and prioritize policy priorities identified by Kawerak's Board of Directors and region's 20 tribes.
  8. Regional Engagement: Provide staff support to the Bering Strait Leadership Team to identify regional priority needs, assist with identifying regional priorities, and implement priorities.
  9. Policy Research: Conduct policy research and monitor legislative/governmental activities that could impact Kawerak or the region's 20 tribes, providing recommended action.
  10. Reporting: Prepare reports, talking points, and presentations related to policy priorities, assist with the preparation of briefings, testimony, and correspondence, and initiate correspondence for the President in responding to questions concerning known Kawerak policy positions.
  11. Communication: Develop a coordinated response to tribal, municipal, state, federal issues, challenges, opportunities, and concerns, coordinating response with Kawerak's Communication director.
Requirements
  1. Education: BA or Four years of planning and administrative experience, with a degree in political science or public administration preferred.
  2. Experience: Two years of management and supervisory experience required.
  3. Skills: Excellent writing, budgeting, research, supervision, and communication skills, with the ability to analyze and provide direction to implement complex regulations, statutes, policies, and procedures.
  4. Travel: Must be willing and able to travel.

Kawerak, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. The successful candidate will be required to undergo a background check clearance as per Kawerak's requirements based on the Alaska Barrier Crimes Act.



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